shift
[ʃɪft] verb
MOVE OR CHANGE 移动或改变
IMPROVER intransitive or transitive
■to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly （尤指略微地）移动；改变；转移•She shifted (her weight) uneasily from one foot to the other.她不安地把身体的重心由一只脚转移到另一只脚。 •The wind is expected to shift (to the east) tomorrow.预计风明天转向（为东风）。 •Media attention has shifted recently onto environmental issues.媒体关注的焦点最近转到了环保问题。 IMPROVER transitive mainly US
■to move the gears of a vehicle into different positions in order to make it go faster or slower 换（档）•In cars that are automatics, you don't have to bother with shifting gears.开自排汽车无需换档。
[ʃɪft] verb
GET RID OF 去除
transitive UK informal
■to get rid of something unwanted, or to sell something 摆脱；去除；卖掉•Modern detergents will shift most stains.新式洗涤剂能去除大部分污渍。 •The people at the toy shop expect to shift a lot of stock in the run-up to Christmas.玩具店商希望能在圣诞节前卖掉一大堆存货。
[ʃɪft] verb
shift yourself
■If you shift yourself when you have a job to do, you hurry to do the job as quickly as possible 尽快做，手脚俐落•Come on, there's work to be done - shift yourself.快点，还有事要做——手脚俐落点。
[ʃɪft] verb
shift (your) ground
■to change your opinion 改变（某人的）立场•He's annoying to argue with because he keeps shifting his ground.和他争论令人恼火，因为他不停地改变立场。
[ʃɪft] verb
Phrasal Verbs [R] shift for yourself old-fashioned
■to earn your own income or buy and cook your own food, etc. 独立谋生；自己照顾自己•He left home at 18 and had to shift for himself.他18岁就离开家，不得不自己谋生。
[ʃɪft] noun
GROUP 团体
ADVANCED countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of time itself 轮班职工；班；轮班•As the night shift leave/leaves, the day shift arrive/arrives.夜班工人下班时，日班工人来上班。 •Are you on the night shift or the day shift (= Do you work during the night period or the day period) ?你上夜班还是日班？
[ʃɪft] noun
CHANGE 改变
IMPROVER countable
■a change in position or direction 移动；改变；变向•a shift in the wind/temperature风向／温度的改变 •The shift in the balance of power in the region has had far-reaching consequences.这个地区力量均势的改变有着深远的影响。 •There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards peaceful negotiations.大众对和平谈判的态度发生了重大变化。
[ʃɪft] noun
DRESS 连衣裙
countable
■a simple dress that hangs straight from the shoulders 直筒连衣裙 |